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Vico Sotto can’t be prosecuted for violating Bayanihan law – DILG
Senate President Tito Sotto III stated that the Bayanihan Heal as One Act, enacted on March 26, cannot be applied retroactively against Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto.
Mayor Sotto is being investigated by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for an alleged violation concerning his decision to allow tricycles to operate within Pasig City on March 17, prior to the enactment of the Bayanihan Heal as One Act.
Malacañang rejected the pitch to allow tricycles, with President Rodrigo Duterte ordering local government units to "stand down."
Pasig City has since stopped all tricycle operations.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed that Mayor Sotto cannot be prosecuted for violating the Bayanihan Act as the alleged offenses were committed prior to its effectivity into law.
The NBI, which is under the DOJ, had summoned Sotto for allegedly disobeying national government policies or directives in imposing quarantines.
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